http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/ en-us 2009-10-23T22:48:05-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/10/mule_train_annu.html A handful of wagons pulled by mules will head out of a lot across from Terrible's Lakeside Casino Monday morning on the annual ride that will end up at the '49ers encampment in Furnace Creek almost two weeks later. Shows & Events News 2009-10-23T22:48:05-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/10/local_cowboy_ha.html Today a unique funeral service will be held for a local cowboy who left his brand on the community. William Alan Freeland "Wild Bill" will be hauled in a wagon by a pack of mules to his final resting place. Stories News 2009-10-23T15:36:56-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/10/man_dog_donkey.html Eric Sheets stood on the side of Colorado Highway 13 north of Craig on a sunny autumn day with a dog, a donkey, a friend and a vision. Stories News 2009-10-18T16:27:07-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/10/premature_sidmo.html A little donkey, which was born so premature she couldn't even walk, has progressed by leaps and bounds thanks to staff at Sidmouth's Donkey Sanctuary. Foaling News 2009-10-16T20:09:19-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/10/award_puts_smil.html A horse dentist whose love of animals extends to treating donkeys when on holiday in Greece is being given an international award for his work. Care News 2009-10-16T11:17:59-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/10/mule_races_draw.html The fun and excitement the mule races have to offer was finished in a little less than 40 minutes on Tuesday at the Grandstand. Shows & Events News 2009-10-15T16:21:31-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/10/working_donkeys.html Donkeys who spend the summer working on a Norfolk beach have been looking for a place to spend the winter. Stories News 2009-10-03T20:04:53-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/10/grand_canyon_co.html For more than a century, mules have been carrying people into and out of the Grand Canyon. Teddy Roosevelt saddled up wearing a black felt hat and a tie. The Brady Bunch rode down with Alice. And today, another group of tourists will hit the trail. Other News 2009-10-01T15:58:47-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/07/donkey_care_wor.html A free donkey care workshop will be held next week in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, as part of a nationwide tour. Training News 2009-07-07T18:29:05-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/07/donkey_sanctuar.html There is something appealing about donkeys. The sad Eeyore in A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books and the always optimistic Donkey in the movie Shrek reflect the close connections donkeys and people can form. Other News 2009-07-06T20:27:43-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/06/wivelsfield_pan.html There are definitely no cowboy builders in Wivelsfield: Alun Gedrych would describe himself as preferring donkeys!]]> Shows & Events News 2009-06-27T19:40:35-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/06/no_use_being_st.html Anybody who has hiked into and out of the Grand Canyon can appreciate why mules have a history there.]]> Other News 2009-06-26T20:32:31-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/06/americans_moved.html Although there were many treasures in early America such as gold and silver, for a period of years from 1823 to 1850, another treasure generated huge profits for those involved. The treasure? Mules!]]> History News 2009-06-25T17:28:36-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/06/everythingas_co.html A newborn donkey who will be a regular on the Furness and South Lakes carnival scene in years to come is one-week-old today.]]> News 2009-06-24T19:26:30-07:00 http://longearsmall.com/mt/articles/inthenews/archives/2009/06/mule_man_passes.html Gregory Kuehmichel, 49, of Texas entered Centerville in his covered wagon along Highway 2 on Thursday, before turning south onto Highway 5. Stories News 2009-06-23T22:24:30-07:00